Period Pieces

Gal's 1935 Golf Skirt & Top / Cap

Materials Needed:

Size 00 Crochet Hook

Small amount of 4 Ply Yarn – Glade - Frosty Green - Warm Brown - Coffee

¼" Elastic – 4" long – sewn into a circle

Top

Staring at upper edge – with Frosty Green yarn – ch 22 – join to form a circle – ch 3.

R1-R3: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3. End of R3 – finish off green yarn. (22) sts

R4: Join Glade yarn to lower center back st with a ch 2 - working over an elastic circle at the same time - sc in @ st around - join - ch 3.

R5-R8: Dc in @ st around - join - ch 3.

R9: Dc in next st - * 2 dcs in next st - dc in next st 2 sts * - 2 times - 2 dcs in next st - dc in next 4 sts - repeat *--* 3 times. Join - ch 3. (28) sts

R10: Dc in next 2 sts - * 2 dcs in next st - dc in next st 3 sts * - 2 times - 2 dcs in next st - dc in next 4 sts - repeat *--* 3 times. Join - ch 3. (34) sts

R11: Dc in next 3 sts - * 2 dcs in next st - dc in next 4 sts * - repeat around - join - ch 3. (40) sts

R12: Dc in @ st around - join - finish off glade yarn.

Strap

R1: Join Frosty Green yarn to upper center left front st with a ch 2 – sc in next 2 sts – ch 7 – skipping next 5 sts – sc in next 6 sts – ch 7 – skipping next 5 sts – sc in last 3 sts – turn – ch 3. (26) sts

R2: * Dc next [2] sts together - dc in next st * - repeat a total of 4 times - dc in next st - repeat *--* 4 times - turn - ch 2. (18) sts

R3: Sc in next 2 sts - * sc next [2] sts together * - repeat a total of 6 times - sc in remaining 3 sts - finish off green yarn.

R4: Collar - With front of work facing - join Frosty Green yarn to first st of left side neck opening with a ch 2 - working in front loops only - 2 scs in R2's dc - [sc - dc] in corner st - dc in next 4 sts - 2 dcs in next 2 sts - dc in next 4 sts - [dc - sc] in corner st - 2 scs in R2's dc - sc in last st - finish off green yarn. (22) sts

R5: Collar Trim - Ties - With Glade yarn - ch 10 - with front of work facing - working in back loops only - join to first st of right side collar with a sl st - sl st loosely into @ st around - ch 11 - finish off glade yarn.

With Coffee yarn - starting at top – ch 3 – join to form a circle – ch 2.

R1: Work 10 scs in the center of circle – join – ch 3. (11) sts

R2: Dc in same space – 2 dcs in @ st around – join – ch 2. (22) sts

R3: * 2 scs in the next st – sc in the next st * - repeat around – join – ch 3. (33) sts

R4: Working in back loops only - *dc the next [2] sts together * - repeat around – join – ch 2. (17) sts

R5: Working in back loops only - hdc in @ st around – join – to top of beginning ch – finish off coffee yarn.

With Warm Brown yarn – ch 3 – join to form a circle – ch 3.

R1: Work 8 dcs in the center of circle – join – drop coffee yarn. (9) sts

R2: Join Coffee yarn with a ch 2 – sc in the same sp – 2 scs in @ st around – join – ch 2. (18) sts

R3: Working in back loops only – sc in @ st around – join – finish off coffee yarn.

R4: Join Wm Brown yarn with a ch 3 – dc in @ st around – join ch 3.

R5-R8: Dc in @ st around – join ch 3. End of R9 – finish off brown yarn.

R9: Join Coffee yarn with a ch 2 – sc in @ st around – join – ch 1.

R10: Working in the back loops only – sl st into @ st around – join.

R11: Strap – Ch 20 – join to beginning st of R3 with a sl st – turn – working back across all ch sts – sl st into @ st – join to last st of R11 – finish off coffee yarn.

Cut 1 oval from cardboard or plastic. Place in bottom of bag.